NORTH. Les CENT-JOURS de NAPOLÉON de 1815 - "HABITANTS DU NO - Lot 425

NORTH. Les CENT-JOURS de NAPOLÉON de 1815 - "HABITANTS DU NORD! Address from Prefect DUPONT-DELPORTE, Baron of the Empire, made in LILLE on May 17, 1815: "THE EMPEROR knows that armaments are being prepared beyond the Rhine... The army is in line and thousands of National Guards are leaving the interior to support it at the frontier and defend you. This considerable gathering of arms called to the defense of the Patrie entails extraordinary expenses... Distribution of the advance to be made, which amounts to 1,500,000 Francs, by the Citizens of the Département du NORD, namely: (Dunkerque, Hazebrouck, Lille, Cambrai, Avesnes, Douai.)". Vignette with the lightning imperial eagle. Printed in LILLE, by L. DANEL, printer, Grande place. Cupboard (51 x 42) Condition A